SERIES HISTORY
	Appalachian State Mountaineers	1 - 2
	Georgia Southern Eagles	1 - 2

The Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry, also known as Deeper Than Hate, is a college rivalry between the Mountaineers of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and the Eagles of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. Despite being located in separate states, the two universities have similar academic profiles, both having developed from teachers' colleges, and having enrollments of approximately 20,000. In addition, both Appalachian and Georgia Southern historically held a very strong presence during their time in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, having combined to win nine national championships, four Walter Payton Awards, and two Buck Buchanan Awards. On March 27, 2013, both schools were invited to join the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) beginning in 2014.[4]

Georgia Southern's football program began in 1924 while the program at Appalachian began in 1928. The Eagles and Mountaineers first met in 1932, with South Georgia Teachers College beating Appalachian State Teachers College 33–0. In 1941, Georgia Southern discontinued its football program, and it wasn't until 1982 before the Eagles again took the field. The makings of the rivalry truly began when the Mountaineers beat the Eagles in the quarterfinals of the 1987 I-AA Playoffs. Georgia Southern returned the favor in 2001.

 

RIVALRY RESULTS

SEASON 29

FINAL 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Appalachian State Mountaineers Coach: NCSUholmey 7 7 7 0 21 Georgia Southern Eagles Coach: STLBrandon314 7 7 7 3 24 TEAM STATS | PLAYER STATS | RECAP

SEASON 30

FINAL 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Georgia Southern Eagles Coach: Lambchop99 0 0 7 6 13 Appalachian State Mountaineers Coach: NCSUholmey 6 10 14 0 30 TEAM STATS | PLAYER STATS | RECAP

SEASON 31

FINAL 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Appalachian State Mountaineers Coach: 0 Georgia Southern Eagles Coach: 0 TEAM STATS | PLAYER STATS | RECAP